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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-01
ABOUT ANTS.

Reasons for Thinking That They Can Talk,
! See, Smell and Hear.
One of the most wonderful facts
about ants is that all ants of the same
village know each other
| In a large village there are some
times four or five thousand ants. and
they never quarrel; and what is
stranger still they remember each
other after they have been separated
long time.
Mr.. Huber tells us of some ants he
had kept captive for four months The
ants did not like to be imprisoned,
and they ran away when they had
| chance. Some of their old friends
saw them, caressed them, and took
them up by their mandibles, and car
ried them home.
Some people think that they have
signs by which they can tell each other.
and other think it is by the sense of
smell. which is very powerful in the
ant. They can track one another's
footsteps by smell. and also find their
way to food. We know from their al
ways being able to detect sweets. that
they have the sense of taste; and when
we see them caressing each other, it is
PLAIN that they have the sense of
touch.
Can they hearP Some think that
there is an organ of hearing on the
leg and others think this organ is on
the f6c.s:I ring of the body. If this
ring is rubbed, sound can be heard.
Colonel Long related a pretty way
of catching ants in Central Africa.
He says: Seated around an ant-hole
were two pretty maidens. who with
sticks beat upon a gourd in time to
song, that drew from the hole the ant,
who, approaching the opening, was
quickly seized" 1t would seem that
those ants heard.
Ants have many eyes, yet are not
guided by sight very much. Sir John
Lubbock thinks that ants can tell one
color from another, and that they like
some colors better than others. They
like red best and violet least Ants
find their way about without land
marks. Their faculty is called sense
of direction.
Can ants talka They seem to talk
with their antennm. If an ant sees a
chink in the floor through which it can
pass, it goes back. moves its antenn@,
and all the other ants follow it to that
chink Fannie a. Dea'se, in our Little
Men and Women.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-01
Clothing for Monkeys.

have always had a curiosity to dis
cover where the organ grinders mon
KEYS get their outfits. The other day
my craving was gratificd. In Broom
street basement 1 discovered pretty
girl trimming monkeys coat. The
hats and caps which complete the
costume of the melodious ape were only
present to the extent of boxful.
There is not very heavy demand for
these costumes. says the pretty girl,
and their manufacture is only part OF
that of cheap dolls clothing and queer
rag rabbits, cloth cats and other
articles of vertu such as are sold by
street vendors. You can dress mon
key decently for half dollar and pro-
vide him with a uniform cut to order,
warranted to fit and splendid enough
for an opera bouffe field marshal, for
ST.. so, cash down. The credit system,
without which dudedom would be in a
bad way, does not prevail at this cl ass
of monkeys tailors. Neao York
Ne1US.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-01

ton from Indian merchants settled at
Alexandria or from apocryphal en-
bassies supposed to have been dis
patched by Indian Kings to Roman
Emperors. In more than one of these
romances allusion is made to the load
stone islands in the Indian Ocean.
which were believed to draw iron bolts
out OF ships at an incredible distance
and which have been thus explained
by the fact that the seas in question
were navigated by vessels the planks
of which were bound together by ropes
and cord, without the use of nails and
bolts.-Astatie Quarterly RcvieW.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-01
PITH AND POINT.

"A genius for hard work is the best
Kind OF genius. Mrs. StoUe.
| The tramps never stop at Bath.
Me-. the name makes them shudder.
Our enemies are our outward con-
sciences. = Shakespeare.
An old writer states that young
women are like peaches, the nearer
they are ripe the more they blush.
He that will make a good use of
any part of his life, must allow large
portion OF 1t to recreation. Locke.
The cheapest way to get rid of
cockroaches is to move out of the
house. This enables you to get rid of
The landlord at the same time.
All the waves of the ocean do not
create by the seashore as great sem
sation as pretty woman can by a
single wave of her handkerchief
He makes faces and busts.' says
somebody to the Judge, speaking of an
artist. Having seen some of the faces,
we should think he would. -Judge
1T is not the big hog that pays"
remarks the Mirror and Farmer. This
is very true. The big hog always
makes the other other fellows pay
LoaoeH Courier.
-Wife-''B Bridget is absolute by
worthless; she tries me from morning
until night. I've great mind to let her
CO." Husband-..H How much do we
owe her?" Wife-"Only two months
wages Husband-"Oh. well, we
had better keep her. '-Harper's b.
Ear.
"A man who can not get angry is
like stream that can not overflow,
that is always turbid. Sometimes in.
dignation is as good as thunder
storm in summer. clearing and cooling
the air-Beecher.
"A young physician who had re-
Gently hung out his sign came home
one day in high spirits. do you know,
my DEAR" he said to his wife, "rm
really becoming quite well known
here. The undertakers bow to me
already. "-Fre,,ch Fun.
IF I couldn't have house with
more than two rooms in it, said a
bright lady. as she was examining
some architects plans. 'those two
should be bathroom and piazza-"
And then, no doubt. she would want
three closets in each room.
1t is the habtual thought that
frames itself into our life. 1t affects
us even more than our intimate social
relations do. Our confidential friends
have not SO much to do in shaping our
lives as thoughts have which we har-
Dor. The Farmer and Ma,sufacturer.
1t is announced that a new paw
ing-stone called qnartzite granite has
been found in Dakota It is supposed
somebody has struck batch of dough-
nuts baked by young lady graduate
of a cooking school, and dumped over
the back fence by her mother.-Norrts-
toson Herald.
"A West side man bought a box of
prime cigars. last evening, and on be-
ing asked what it was that he had SO
nicely wrapped in the package under
his arm, naively replied that it was
bundle of ticket to a course of lectures
by his wife.-Chicago Sunday National.
-.Build little fence of trust
around to-day" says an advisory poet
Very good advice it is too, no doubt,
but what if fellow has got all the
stores in his neighborhood in such
condition that he has to go so far
away that his pound of steak spoils be-
fore he can get it home for breakfast
-Son,ervilIe Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-01

fectly plain. but only few blunt Re-
publicans dare to mention it. There
is ingalls,, forinstance. ingalls, doesn't
hesitate to say that negro suffrage Is
delusion and a snare, and he is bold
enough to say the privilege should be
taken away from them. But to what
endp Only that the Republican party
may thus cripple the solid South.
Very well; we admire the frankness OF
Mr.. Ingalls,, but it is too late to turn
back now.-AtIayatG Constitution.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-01
FOB DUB YOUNG READERS.
WHAT - ,Tq

Halfway in and halfway out
or its tiny house,
Nearly all the time, no doubt,
Still as any mouse.
But quite suddenly, mayhap,
It will turn around,
Say abruptly: ''Clickr' or ''Clackt@
Make q rattling sound.
Very fond of keeping still
In his little home,
It will go, too-if you will
Anywhere you roami
Keep on its right side, and learn
IT is a ticklIsh sprite;
Or, perhaps. It will take a turn
Shut you out some night!
Are you wondering where and how
This strange thing can be?
Well-you need not puzzle now
III give you the key.
st. Nicholas.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-01

"A bezor OF maidstone is in the pos
session of Robert r. Smith. who resides
two miles west of Panasoffkee. Fla
He found it in the thro at Of deer which
he killed eight years ago. The stone
is about one inch wide and half inch
thick. Mr. Smith thinks it genuine
maidstone, but has never seen it used
and of course does not know whether
it would prove efficacious in cases OF
bites by poisonous insects or reptiles or
rabid animals. The stone resembles
very much the seed of pawpaw, a fruit
which grows wild in some sections OF
the South.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-01

-Lady-'I don't think it right OF
people to go such lengths in decorating
their churches. Look at those artistic
paintings, those beautiful figures OF
saints. those lovely angels. What a
disturbing effect it must have on the
worshippers!" Gentleman-'1n that
case, madam. you ought yourself to be
forbidden to attend church. "-Cassere
Frduen.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-01

"A jeweler at Lowell. Mass, has
demonstrated his originality by steal
ing electricity from his telephone and
using it to run light machinery.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-09-14
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer
LETTER FROM BLACKS

BLACKS September, 12.-Marcus Bird,
who lived near Antioch Church, died last
week. He was an honest, upright citizen,
a kind father and was a captain in the last
civil war among the States.
The Presbyterian Church has a new bell.
From its loud and clear tone, we would
infer that it is of good material and large
size. A series of sermons were preached
in the Presbyterian church during all of
last week, by Revs. Nevill, Davis and
Kirkpatrick, which were instructive, in
teresting and forcible. MI. Neville de-
livered some very fine and eloquent SER
MONS, which caused six or eight accessions
to the church.
The degree of progress OF any commu-
nifty, morally and Intellectually, are evil
denced by the interest manifested in
churches and schools. Our showing in
these respects are encouraging. We have
five churches, the majority of which have a
full membership, with prosperous Sunday
schools regularly attended. We also have
two prosperous and hOurishing literary
schools.
John Thomasson sold, on Wednesday
last, the first bale of cotton that has been
offered on our market this season. 1t was
bought by d. D. Castor, who paid 104
cents. A number of other bales were
sold during the latter part of the week.
Mr.. Kit Carpenter, of the firm Of Black
& Carpenter, has been quite sick all the
week, but is now improving and it is
hoped will be out for duty soon.
Mr.. Lowndes Black, agent of the Rich
mond & Danville Railroad, at FloWery
Branch, Ga, spent last week pleasantly
among us. w.
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Correspondence of the YOrkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER,

CHESTER, September12.-Leande Ward,
colored, was left in charge of Mrs. j. H.
Bells dwelling and grounds during her
visit to the mountains. He proved I'M
true to the trust committed to his care.
He effected an entrance through a window
into the dwelling, and stole therefrom a
lot of the jewelry. He at first denied any
knowledge of the stolen property, but af-
forwards, when arrested, admitted to
Major ]. K. Marshall, Chief of Police, that
he had taken it. He tried to lessen the
enormity of the crime by expressing an
intention on his part of returning the
jewelry.
Our Probate Judge, in his late decision
granting letters of administration to Henry
Chambers and denying them to Mrs. Cole
man, was governed in part by the fact that
the law is imperative that when letters of
administration have been granted to an
unmarried woman and she afterwards
marries, the administration must be re-
voked. To his mind the inference was
plain that a married woman cannot act IN
a fiduciary capacity. Moreover, it was
waived his right to administer, as the
counsel for Mrs. Coleman commended, in
consenting to the administration of j. @.
Hood, for the reason that according to q
late decision of the Supreme Court of the
State, an heir at law cannot delegate his
right of administration to another party.
Henry Chambers may have consented to
the petition of j. @. Hood asking for letters
of administration, but he did not thereby
waive his right to administer. The opin-
ion prevails that the decision of the Pro-
bate Judge will be sustained by the Cir
cult Judge. =,
Lucius Backstrom, colored, was brought
here from Yorkville on last Wednesday
by Sheriff Hood, and lodged in jail. He
is charged with the killing of Calvin
Barber, colored, of this county, in June
1886.
On Friday the colored base ball club of
Yorkville came here and played a game
with the club of this place. In order to
be prepared for a difficulty if any should
arise, they brought along a lot OF pistols,
which were found in a satchel among
their possessions. The weapons were seiz-
ed by our Chief of Police, but our Intend
ant ordered their return to their owners
on the ground that they were not conceal
ed about their persons. NJ.
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ject of to-day. All men, young or oid,
pious or impiOus, who are alive to thel In
terest and welfare of the rising generation,
are not only beginning to see, but nave
already realized the terrible fate when
our country is destined to meet if the evil
of incompetence is not wiped out by the
working men and women of the times.
There are some men in this community
and q few in most others, who do not in
dulge in whisky but if they allow others
to use it and fail to do all in their power
to stop them, they are neglecting one OF
the duties which God has assigned to them.
We are suffering now from having neg
lected this duty too long, and we may
expect to continue to suffer, both in this
life and in the life to come, if we do not
stop it.
The afternoon, though short it seemed,
wa spent as pleasantly as it could have
been by any collection of young people,
ome choosing croquet for amusement,
and of course to quarrel over; others SEEM
in baseball, and I must admit that there
is, if you prove to me that it is a pleasure
to have your fingers broken or knocked
out of place and to have your nose mashed
to one side, or your lip split by the mask
giving away to a ball that is thrown "too
hard" as they say when the ball pass
es through the hands of one who fails to
hold it.
The temperance lecture had such an
effect on the hearers that Immediately
after the lecture, with very little trouble,
we received the name of thirty or more
people who would like to join a temper
ance lodge. It is more than probable, that
with the assistance of MI. Chreitzburg, we
will organize a lodge of Good Templars at
this place soon.
Every man who would like to live in a
country where the people are prosperous,
must begin at once to destroy whisky
but don't try to drink the world dry, gen.
tlemen. Too many are working for the
temperance cause in this way now.
A. w. NJ.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-09-14
CLEVELAND C0IlNTY BONDS.

OuEf LudND OVA w
Judge McRae, of the North Carolina
bench, has issued the injunction asked in
the name of J. w. Goforth against the
commissioners of. Cleveland county, j. r.
Bostic, the chairman, the Rutherford Rail-
way Construction Company and the Massa-
pany. Ex-Judge w. P. Bynum and Maj.
Jno. D. Shaw appeared as counsel for the
plaintiff. Judge Schenck represented the
construction company, and Mr.. Jas. l..
Webb the county. The issue of the in
junction was not resisted. The Shelby
New Era, in explaining this matter, says:
"It will be remembered that when ap-
plication for the Injunction was made be-
fore Judge McRae, it was refused. On ap-
neal, the Supreme Court decided that the
Injunction should have been continued
until the case could be heard upon its mer-
it's. In view of this determination, the
injunction was granted as stated. 1t en-
Joins the commissioners from delivering
the bonds, of assessing or levying any
special or other tax to meet the principal
or interest on the same until the case shall
be finally heard. After the injunction had
been denied and pending the appeal, the
bonds were issued and a special tax to
meet the interest had been assessed and
levied. The plaintiff was required to
give an indemnity bond of 5000 to Sc
cure the defendants from any loss that
might be occasioned by the suit. The
surety was w. w. Vass, of Raleigh"
The NeW Era claims that "little interest
is taken in the suit by the people of Cleve-
land county, who regard the debt as just,
wish to pay it ana are satisfied that the
validity of the bonds will be sustained.
Mr.. Goforth is no longer regarded as the
real plaintiff but the Carolina Central Rail
road Company, whose attorneys appear in
the suit, while the surety is interested in
the company. The only sentiment is one
of Indignation"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-09-14
MERE INVENTION.

The Ohio Democratic campaign was
opened most auspiciously at Hamilton last
Thursday night by Gen. Thomas E. Pow
ell, Democratic candidate for Govern
or."'.John T. Ross, colored, was hang
ed at Baltimore last Friday for the MUIR
der of Emily Brown, white, whom he
killed that he might sell her body to a
medical college. Elections on the
question of local option were held in nine
counties of Missouri last Thursday, seven
of which voted in favor of it. This makes
thirty prohibition counties in Missouri,
and eighteen others will vote on local OPP
ton soon..''"Gun-flints are still manufac-
turedin England to a considerable extent.
and disposed of to the natives of the in
terror by barter. .....Within the last two
weeks there have been shipped from
Hickory, North Carolina, to Chicago and
other points, twenty thousand dollars
worth of dried blackberries. It is esti-
mated that there will be over n hun
dred thousand dollars worth of dried
fruits marketed at Hickory during the
next three months" distress
from drought is reported to exist in Frio
county, Texas. The people in the rural
districts have been reduced to a state
of absolute poverty, bordering on starva-
tion.".""'Workmen who were making an
excavation in Atlanta the other day, un-
earthed the skeleton Of a federal soldier
and 800 in gold that had oeen buried with
him.The New York Commercial and
Financial Chronicle reports the cotton crop
of the United States for the year ending
August 81, 1887, at 6,513,623 bales: For
the preceding year the crop aggregated g.
$50, 215 bales. 1.-THE pinder crop of Virgin
ia this year is estimated at 1,600,0 900 BUSH
els acknowledgment HARRY, a well-knoWn
travelling salesman whose territory is
South Carolina, was violently assaulted by
a colored waiter in the dining room of the
Eutaw House, Baltimore, last Wednesday.
His skull was fractured by a bottle. His
condition is improving and strong hopes
are entertained of his recovery."The
International Medical Congress, in session
at Washington last week, adjourned to
meet in Berlin in 1896. 'During the
past summer lightning has struck 140 trees
on a quarter of an acre of ground in Ran
dolph county, N. C.
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The Murkrille Gnqnitet.
~YORKVILLE, s. G. :
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER IA, 1887.
TRIAL BY JURY.

Judge Hudson proposes, in view of "the
shocking crimes, with startling verdicts OF
acquittal," which have occurred in the
State, to review the defects in the GRIMM
al procedure of our courts, and to show
the causes which lead to'the acquittal OF
so many accused of high crimes and espe-
cially the crime of murder. The first of a
series of articles on this subject appeared
in the Neus and Courier of last Thursday,
which we copy this week, proposing to
copy the entire series for the benefit of our
readers who will profit by a close study OF
the learned Judges exposition of the i'm,
portant subject which he treats.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-09-14
For the Yorkville Enquirer.
THE POSTMASTERS' ASSOCIATION.
CLOVER. g. c.. Sentember /:

CLOVER, 5. u, september Is.
TO the Editor Of the Enquirer: With
your permission I wish to communicate
with the postmasters of the county through
the ENQUIRER. Doubtless few of my
brother postmasters are aware of the fact
that there is in existence an association Of
third and fourth class postmasters, whose
object is to seek, through Congress, a better
consideration for their services in the du'
ties required of these humble servants o.
the public.
A convention of third and fourth class
postmasters is called to meet at Washing
ton about the first of December. The plan.
as mapped out thus far, is to have one OF
two delegates from each Congressional
district in the United States. These will
meet as above, and as a convention en-.
deavor to lay before our representative in
Congress u claims.
Third and fourth class pOstmasters in
the United States number about fifty
thousand, and as a class are the poorest
paid of all the employees of the govern
ment service. Take, for instance, a fourth
class money order office: The money
order part of it requires a third more
work, and double the responsibility and
almost no pay-the pay not sufficient to
pay for the extra amount Of writing, to
say nothing of the responsibility.
I could give figures to clearly show
this, but will not do so now, my main OBJ
ject being to call the attention of my breth'
rem to this matter.
The United States Mail, a monthly pub
lished in Chicago, by John H. Patterson,
is the prime mover in this matter. That
paper is the authority for the statement
that over 700 conventions have been held
up to this time in the present year, repre-:
senting almost everyshade of thought and
religious belief, every business avocation
and every line of profession. Now, as all
business pursuits and professions find il
pleasant and profitable to meet from time
to time, why should not the postmasters Of
this great country do the same? If for no
other reason than social intercourse, we
should meet in convention; but as quite a
number of government officials have re-
commended increase of pay for this class
Of postmasters, we are encouraged to be-
lieve that this concerted action on the part
Of postmasters in convention assembled
will hasten this desired end. What say
you, brother ~postmasters? Let us hear
from you on this matter. J. D. GWIN,
P. NJ, Clover, S. c.